Structures in tessera terrain, Venus: Issues and answers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 105, Issue E2, 2000, Pages 4135-4152

  Hansen, Vicki L ^a   Phillips, Roger J ^b   Willis, James J ^c   Ghent, Rebecca R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAMENT; TECTONICS; TESSERA; VENUS;

EID: 0033776772     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JE001137     Document Type: Article

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